Beliefs

 

      Individuality is a virtue. It takes confidence to keep your beliefs no matter what people think of you. Siding with the majority proves far easier. But to do so means you blend in. You give up your opinions to just follow the crowd. Is it really worth it?

      Then again a lot of instances occur where the belief is held by few because of its content. The belief may be rude or cruel. Such as, "Beyoncé's video was the best of all time and should have won!!" While I'm sure many agreed, only one person believed he should run on stage and declare it to the public. In this case there was only a sole believer because what he believed in was, as Obama stated, the acts of a "jackass".

     Whether or not an opinion is crude, it still holds value at least to that person. So is it wrong to keep believing even if no one else does? I don't think so. The most important aspect here is that people need to be true to themselves. This by no means justifies terrible acts. Beliefs are merely thoughts, how we act on them is what matters. So be an individual. Believe what you truly think holds value. Just make sure before you act on your opinions that in the end it will be worth it.

 

 

Carly Heck